The answer to How? Why? Where? & When? is an ADVERB. Adverbs add information about verbs. Adverbs also add information about adjectives and adverbs.
- Some of the following adverbs are rarely used. I have marked * those that are more commonly used as adjectives. For example, flexible is more common than flexibly.
- Where the adverbs are used to describe adjectives, I have included a question about the adjective in the third column. Some of the adjectives are Past Participles in Passive Voice sentences, which I have underlined.
- I have provided the answer to the Wh… questions for just the first four entries. You provide the answers to the other questions.
- Adverbs that end in the letters … LY usually answer How … questions.
| accurately | The report accurately details the differences in benefits. | Q: How does it describe the differences? A:Accurately. |
| annually | This company spends $2 million annually in recycling. | When? / How often? Annually. |
| as needed | Additional staff will be employed as needed. | When? / How often? As needed. |
| automatically | Hard work and company loyalty do not automatically result in a promotion. | How? Automatically. |
| casually | The apprentice casually approached the supervisor. | How? |
| cautiously | The apprentice chef cautiously opened the oven. | How? |
| commonly | It is commonly believed that real estate is a sound investment. | How much? |
| constantly | The stock market is constantly changing. | How often? |
| currently | Television Model #390B is currently unavailable. | When? |
| daringly | Everyone was surprised when the boss daringly suggested a staff weekend retreat. | How? |
| delicately | Vikram inquired delicately about his assistant’s health. | How? |
| essentially | The characteristics of good management are essentially the same. | The same? How? |
| * flexibly | The directions for the use of products are often flexibly interpreted. | Interpreted?How? |
| frequently | The Swiss franc is a frequently traded currency. | Traded? How often? |
| ideally | His experience made him ideally suited for the job. | Suited? How? |
| *inconsiderately | He is so thoughtless! He treats people so inconsiderately. | How? |
| nervously | Carlos nervously proposed his new staffing structure. | How? |
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obviously |
He obviously enjoys his new job. |
How? |
| periodically | The customer contact list is updated periodically. | Updated?
How often? |
| physically | A nurse’s job is physically demanding. | Demanding? How? |
| primarily | The iphone6 is designed primarily for people who want to take high quality photos and make videos. | Designed?
Why? |
| * profitably | We are all keen to invest our savings profitably. | How? |
| promptly | Please forward all necessary details promptly. | How? |
| punctually | Our meetings start punctually at 9:00am every Monday. | When? |
| regularly | The academic managers meet regularly. | When? |
| relatively | Their meetings are relatively short compared to ours. | Short? How? |
| separately | Academic and administrative issues are dealt with separately. | Dealt with?
How? |
| strictly | The no-smoking policy is strictly enforced. | Enforced?
How? |
| substantially | The number of workplace accidents has been substantially reduced since the introduction of the new safety policy. | Reduced?
How much? |
| sufficiently | The tradesmen were sufficiently informed of their responsibilities. | Informed?
How much? |
| systematically | The new CEO systematically examined all departments of the business. | How? |
| technically | Fortunately, we have a technically advanced team. | Advanced? How? |
| typically | The venue for the staff Christmas party was typically impressive. | Impressive? How? |
| uniformly | Water coolers are uniformly spaced along the passages. | Spaced? How? |
| usually | We usually take a coffee break at 10:00am. | When? |
| verbally | The drug addict verbally and physically attacked the paramedic who was trying to help him. | How? |
| * weakly | Sally smiled weakly when her boss informed her of an unwanted promotion. | How? |
| wisely | She wisely kept her feelings to herself. | How? |
I have listed other words from the TOEIC Test – 600 Essential Words on earlier posts:
1) NOUNS;
2) NOUNS & VERBS which have the same form/spelling;
3) VERBS + PREPOSITION;
4) TRANSITIVE VERBS;
5) ADJECTIVES.
For practice, click on TOEIC Error Recognition Tests.
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